From 13586368ff0d606ef2fac73119a9cd9ef2b6389d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Andrew Ledvina Date: Sun, 15 Jul 2018 00:18:31 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] post about the shining --- _posts/2018-07-12-the-shining.md | 30 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 30 insertions(+) create mode 100644 _posts/2018-07-12-the-shining.md diff --git a/_posts/2018-07-12-the-shining.md b/_posts/2018-07-12-the-shining.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..a7ea14ae --- /dev/null +++ b/_posts/2018-07-12-the-shining.md @@ -0,0 +1,30 @@ +--- +layout: post +title: The Shining +date: '2018-07-12T11:23:04-07:00' +categories: book +tags: book fiction great thriller +pagecount: 674 +--- + +[*The Shining*][book-amaz] is yet another Stephen King book that made it on to my list. I have seen +the movie more than a few times over my life but never got around to reading the book. I am so glad +that I finally did because yet again the book is much more nuanced and, I hate saying it, better than +the movie. I don't hate saying it as if I expect the movie to be better, I am just as annoyed as +everyone else when someone has to say "oh the book is better" when someone mentions liking a movie. +I really enjoyed The Shining the movie, in fact it is one of my favorites because Kubrick is my +favorite director and horror is my favorite genre. + +As King was an alcoholic himself his drunks tend to be a bit autobiographical and therefore on +point. There are small and large details related to the alcoholism and associated family dynamics +that are quite lifelike. One of the things King says he dislikes about the movie is that a lot of +the intrafamily dynamics are missing from the movie. The personality that drives the action is only +barely there in the movie. Having read the book, parts of the movie that were before somewhat +confusing now make sense as they were hints to details from the book without enough information to +really make the connection. + +I really enjoyed this book and I would highly recommend anyone to read it, especially if you enjoyed +the movie. Luckily certain things in the ending and about the events themselves are changed +dramatically in the movie that even seeing it first does not ruin the book or vice versa. + +[book-amaz]: https://amzn.to/2Lf6o33